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St Mary Magdalene's Church - Trimdon Horseshoe Arch

Front Street
Trimdon
Durham
TS29 6LY

Tel: +44 01429 880218

St Mary Magdalene's Church - Trimdon Horseshoe Arch

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The medieval church (built in 1155) was on the pilgrim route from Whitby to Durham Cathedral. It has a Norman chancel with an unusual horseshoe arch and a Leper's window. It has a well kept churchyard, at the gate of which the Rt Hon Tony Blair Prime Minister announced the death of the Princess Diana.

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The Way of Love, HartlepoolThe Way of Love follows the influence of three of the most important female figures in the establishment of Christianity in England - St Hilda, St Helena and St Mary Magdalene - whilst mixing maritime and mining heritage, nationally-important nature reserves and the North East’s iconic denes.

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